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Dawn Staley: "This is probably going to be the last time you’re going to see a South Carolina women's basketball team exit at this stage. I just hope our players feel really disappointed that our season ends today."

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Muschamp said he doesn't have a 3 year or 5 year plan, his plan is to win now and decisions will be based on winning now.

Muschamp believes that recruiting within a five-hour radius of USC, "we can recruit good enough players to win the East every year."

Dawn Staley: "This is probably going to be the last time you’re going to see a South Carolina women's basketball team exit at this stage. I just hope our players feel really disappointed that our season ends today."

White is a much better scorer than Coates and Ibiam. White working with her back to the basket and Coates/Ibiam cleaning up the garbage is going to be great combination next year. Cuevas's speed and outside shooting will also open some things up for us. And we aren't going to get any worse on defense.

White is a much better scorer than Coates and Ibiam. White working with her back to the basket and Coates/Ibiam cleaning up the garbage is going to be great combination next year. Cuevas's speed and outside shooting will also open some things up for us. And we aren't going to get any worse on defense.

I think White will start at center and Coates at power forward next season. We may start Welch at small forward and Mitchell at shooting guard. I could see Bianca Cuevas getting a hard look at point guard. Ibiam can backup White and Coates, with Dozier backing up Welch and Duckett backing up Mitchell. If A'ja is here, then she will backup Welch at SF.

I think White will start at center and Coates at power forward next season. We may start Welch at small forward and Mitchell at shooting guard. I could see Bianca Cuevas getting a hard look at point guard. Ibiam can backup White and Coates, with Dozier backing up Welch and Duckett backing up Mitchell. If A'ja is here, then she will backup Welch at SF.

Coates is a true center . I doubt that she changes positions . White actually considers herself a forward . If Wilson doesn't come here , I could see Welch moving to Dozier's spot with White at power forward . If Wilson comes I think she takes Dozier's spot with Welch staying at power forward and White coming off the bench .
As far as point guard goes, it just depends on how fast Cuevas develops . It's tough being a freshman PG for Dawn Staley . We might need Cuevas outside shooting more than we need her to run the offense . As far as outside shooting goes, Cliney may be the sleeper of the bunch . Supposed to have a nice shot from the corner .

I think White will start at center and Coates at power forward next season. We may start Welch at small forward and Mitchell at shooting guard. I could see Bianca Cuevas getting a hard look at point guard. Ibiam can backup White and Coates, with Dozier backing up Welch and Duckett backing up Mitchell. If A'ja is here, then she will backup Welch at SF.

Agreed. Coates will play center, and Jatarie will be power forward. The rest is spot-on..

Oh well, disappointing ending but as others have pointed out this was about as far as the team was expected to get at the beginning of the season, so in a way good that it was disappointing. Just seemed hard for this team to overcome deficits.

I think Staley is going to stick with the Sessions/Mitchell/Welch/Dozier/Ibiam starting 5. That's 3 juniors and 2 seniors which is appealing for a team looking to repeat success next year. I can't see Dawn going to a freshman starting point guard.

Alaina comse off the bench again, and she can play with Cuevas, White, Duckett and hopefully A'ja. Maybe Roy or Davis fights for a spot in the rotation too, who knows. But we should be a much deeper team if the freshmen can handle a bench role off the bat.

I think White will start at center and Coates at power forward next season. We may start Welch at small forward and Mitchell at shooting guard. I could see Bianca Cuevas getting a hard look at point guard. Ibiam can backup White and Coates, with Dozier backing up Welch and Duckett backing up Mitchell. If A'ja is here, then she will backup Welch at SF.

I think Wilson is too good to keep off the bench, Coates has surpassed Ibiam and needs to start, Mitchell shoots well enough to start at the 2, leaving Dozier as the odd man out. Obviously Welch is a starter and Sessions is our PG unless Cuevas comes in and is on a whole nother level.